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Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police wanted assurance that Drupal would respond to their significant security requirements. But to do so, they needed to create an alliance between two well-documented foes.

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Project: Website migration

Specs: Web prototype development, migration, implementation

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is Canada’s national police service and an agency of the Ministry of Public Safety Canada. Its role as a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body, makes it unique in the world.

The RCMP wanted to migrate its content to Drupal but were faced with the daunting task of finding a way to work Oracle in the mix. OPIN took the challenge and built a successful infrastructure on top of the existing Oracle platform.

The RCMP was considering migrating its considerable content to Drupal but given the level of security required, they first wanted to build a test case to identify any concerns this might cause and overcome any potential challenges that might result. Before they could even get started, however, they were faced with a bit of a conundrum: How to bring two completely dissimilar and incompatible systems together. Drupal and Oracle are widely considered incompatible systems, with many documented attempts to get them working together, has failed. The unfavourable odds of such a union were enough to discourage many from even trying. But we at OPIN don’t see a challenge as a reason to back away, we consider it motivation.

Determined to succeed where so many have failed, OPIN was very happy to announce the successful marriage of this unlikely pairing. Despite the odds, OPIN was able to build a secure infrastructure on top of an Oracle frame. The Drupal prototype that we created also met all the security requirements of the RCMP, which is itself tasked with overseeing the security of the entire nation. Because of the vast network of developers that stand behind it and the pride, the community has in quickly resolving issues, open-source software and Drupal, more specifically, is better positioned to overcome security challenges. Both NASA and the White House have turned to Drupal to power their websites and identified security as one of the reasons. The prototype also met all accessibility and government website requirements while being mobile friendly.

Maximum Security

The marriage of colliding software.

OPIN was faced with the difficult task of building a solid Drupal prototype on top of the existing Oracle system that was in place.

The Drupal prototype that we created also met all the security requirements of the RCMP, which is itself tasked with overseeing the security of the entire nation.